Shane Chung is a Korean-American filmmaker who enjoys challenging mainstream narratives around Asians and Trojan-Horsing thorny emotions and complex topics into genre films. His latest short is the martial arts comedy 'CHECK PLEASE', which is one part a tribute to '90s Hong Kong action flicks and one part a bighearted reflection on the “in-betweenness” of holding an Asian-American identity. The short has screened at Fantastic Fest 2024, Palm Springs International Shortsfest 2025, the Chicago International Film Festival 2025, and won a 'Best Director' prize at the BFI Future Film Festival 2025. He is currently developing 'CHECK PLEASE' into a feature.